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Category Archives: Professional Advice
How to Comfort A Dying Loved One
End-of-life expert Dr. Marianne Matzo explains some simple ways to offer solace
Dr. Marianne Matzo first became interested in working with the dying during her Ph.D. program, when she was exploring whether people were considering long-term care and how they would pay for it. A friend told her that she would commit … Continue reading
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Octogenarian Author Jane Seskin Offers a Model for Aging and Living Well
A long life marked by resilience, boldness, humor and caring
Jane Seskin is a psychotherapist and the author of 13 books, most recently the poetry collection “Older, Wiser, Shorter: The Truth and Humor of Life After 65.” Her writing has appeared in more than 40 publications, including Cosmopolitan, Woman’s Day, … Continue reading
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Validate Their Parenthood: How to Support a Mother After Perinatal Loss
An interview with Lindsey Henke, MSW, LICSW, about life after losing a baby
Lindsey Henke, a licensed clinical social worker, specializes in treating women and families who have experienced perinatal loss. Her practice deals with many different causes of infant loss: she treats parents who had to terminate their pregnancy for medical reasons, … Continue reading
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A Dignified Approach to Dementia Care
An interview with Amanda Bulgarelli, COO, Lead Mentor and Master Trainer with Positive Approach to Care
Amanda Bulgarelli is the COO of Positive Approach to Care, a company that aims to destigmatize dementia through the education and training of caretakers, medical professionals and those living with dementia. Founded in 2007 by her mother, Teepa Snow, a … Continue reading
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What Is a Palliative Care Nurse? An Interview with Judith Redwing Keyssar
Palliative care specialist opens up about health care, consultation, and end-of-life
Judith Redwing Keyssar is the Director of the Palliative Care Program at Seniors at Home, a program of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service. Her book, Last Acts of Kindness (2010), is a collection of her experiences being a … Continue reading
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Tagged End-of-life care, Hospice, Hospital Care, Hospitals, Palliative Care
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De-Stigmatizing Suicide and Suicide-Loss Survivors’ Grief
Sara Murphy debunks the myths surrounding America’s suicide epidemic
After 18 years as a suicidologist, Sara Murphy, Ph.D., FT, is pleased to note that contemporary culture is beginning to shift – albeit slowly – to reflect a better understanding of the causes and effects of suicide. Murphy, a certified … Continue reading
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